From the Bible:

James 1:27

Pure and lasting religion in the sight of God means that we must care for orphans and widows in their troubles, and refuse to let the world corrupt us.

In the last year I have been in the following airports (and I hate to fly):



Oakland-San Diego-Oakland

Oakland-Houston-St.Louis-Houston-Oakland

San Francisco-Minneapolis-Amsterdam-Copenhagen-Heathrow-Amsterdam-Heathrow-San Francisco

(I hate Heathrow!!!!)

San Francisco-Heathrow-Copenhagen-Prague-Amsterdam-San Francisco

San Francisco-Boston-San Francisco



I had 7 hour layovers and multiple bags lost. I am so glad it is going to be at least 6 months before I fly again. But the mental poo-poo is still there. Last night I dreamed of attending a home birth at a friends house with a bunch of other close friends and when the babies head began to crown a voice from above said----Flight Attendants prepare for arrival---



God is my co-pilot????

Out with colleagues having drinks in Beantown and on at least three occasions people in the bar starting singing along with the song. Not just a few people, but the vast majority. First time, the live band was doing a Dave Matthews cover, so I thought is was a live music thing. Later at another bar, every one sang along to a Journey sappy thing (Don't stop believing....yikes). We felt like strangers in a strange land. Mind you, they were college age and I am an old fart, but still...



Asked several people about Goth nights and was told the only club doing that closed along with the gay bars. Really is another planet.



At least the vast majority of locals are friendly and helpful which would be rare in SF.



But its cold here, so I will be glad to get home to sunny, shallow California.

All this crap about James Watson has overshadowed the passing of a great man. For me, he is the Father of Biotech and modern molecular medicine:



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/28/AR2007102801485.html?nav=rss_metro/obituaries



His legacy is far more reaching than his Nobel Prize work...

More Spanish language Spookiness from Guillermo del Toro